Get Flat Abs without Direct Ab Workouts!
Abdominal exercises are one of the hottest, and yet, most controversial topics in the fitness and exercise industry. Not convinced that it is one of the hottest topics in the fitness industry? Just check out how many abs gadgets and gimmicks are on the market promising that their way is the best way to get abs.
The problem is that most of the abdominal exercises that are recommended all over the internet, and in magazines, etc, are not necessarily the best method to get that six-pack abs appearance. Before even getting started with any abdominal exercises, you have to be sure that you have lost any extra belly fat you may be holding on to.
Losing belly fat is important in being able to show your six pack abs.
Make sure to put your efforts more in training time with high intensity full-body workouts rather than just abdominal exercises. Training to do full body workouts are much more efficient in losing belly fat than doing exercises that target only a small portion of the body at once.
Target exercising muscle groups such as your legs, upper and lower back, and chest in order to get the most out of a workout when trying to lose belly fat. Do these exercises in high intensity super-set, tri-sets, or circuit fashion and you have the formula for the best fat-burning and metabolism boosting workouts.
Moving our attention to abs specific exercises, it is important to not just mindlessly pump away doing crunches and other low intensity abs exercises.
If you are performing an abs exercise that you can do more than 20-25 reps with ease then dont waste your time doing that exercise! You are not getting enough resistance to be productive in getting six pack abs if you can easily do more than 20-25 reps. Exercises that challenge you to do 6-15 reps are the ones you need to work out to get six pack abs.
Some exceptional examples of these higher intensity and resistance abdominal exercises are hanging leg raises or knee raises using a “pelvic curl up”, or an exercise like lying hip thrusts. I am sure you have felt accomplished one time in your life or another for doing 100 crunches in one sitting, however if you can do more than 3 proper hanging leg raises, that would be something to legitimately be proud of.
So remember, lose that extra belly fat first before working on abs specific workouts!